Maia Song Contest 30

Maia Song Contest 30 will be the thirtieth edition of the Maia Song Contest. It will be held in Oxenryd, following their victory in the previous edition with the song "Echoes" by Lola Marsh.

Location
Oxenryd won the right to host the contest following their victory in the previous edition. They subsequently initiated an open bidding process, where interested cities and venues could put forward bids to host the contest, with the host broadcaster OSTV and the MBU jointly deciding the best proposal.

The contest will be held in Oxenryd for the second time, after they previously hosted the second edition in Arceo. The city was selected to host this contest due to its strong ties to the slogan, "Renaissance". Oxenryd's tourism minister announced this, stating "it only makes sense that a contest about rebirth is held in one of its first host cities."

Host venue

Semi Final 1
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Semi Final 2
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Grand Final
As the host nation, Oxenryd was randomly drawn to perform 10th in the running order.

Other countries
Eligibility to compete requires a national broadcaster with active MBU membership. An invite to participate is usually sent out to all eligible broadcasters prior to the competition.

Non-participants

 * - On 14 September, the country's broadcaster reiterated that it did not intend to return, and was not on the final list of participating countries.
 * - It was reported by Björnsk newspaper The Moon that the country would return, though this was debunked by the MBU as "obviously fake news".
 * - The country was not on the final list of participants published by the MBU and has been confirmed as withdrawing, with no reason published.
 * - Despite fan speculation, the country was not on the final list of competing nations and so will not return this edition.
 * - The MBU confirmed that they had invited the country's broadcaster, VB, to participate in this anniversary edition, but received no response.
 * - RRBC withdrew from the contest due to ongoing issues within the delegation, though this is "not forever", so a return is likely.